Gate.



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GATE. APPLIOATIOH FILED MAB. 8, 1909.

985,673. Patented 0013.5,1909.

CHARLES C. MILLER, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

Application filed. March 8, 1909. Serial No. 482,034..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in gates, and has for its object the provision of a convenient article for household use for closing a door opening, or the opening between window casings or a stairway-passage.

The invention has reference to a structure having adjustable or telescoping slats, spaced apart to admit light and air, and having an overhanging member to prevent climbing thereover, and provided with a compression member by use of which it may be quickly and reliably adjusted between the door jambs or released therefrom, said structure being especially useful as a barrier to prevent small children from passing a door opening or similar passage way.

The novel features of the invention are fully explained herein and in the appended claim, and illustrated in the drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a View of a doorway with my newly invented gate mounted therein, certain parts being in section to clearly show construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical end view on Fig. 1, looking to the left, being a sectional view on line a a of that figure, to show adjustable or slidable bars and the upper, angular supporting arms.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numeral 1 indicates the threshold of a door, the door jambs being shown at 2 and 3.

In order to provide a convenient, removable closure for the passage way, I provide the gate 1, comprising vertical strips, posts or standards 5 having friction-holders or lugs 6 on their outer sides for seatings upon the jambs or supports, and provided midway of their ends with an intermediate spreading-member 7. The gate is also provided with a plurality of barriers 8 and 9. Barriers S consist of bars arranged in pairs as bars 9 and 10, each preferably formed rectangular in cross-section and having its outer end rigidly secured to one of strips 5, its inner end having a collar or holder 11 secured thereon and adapted to encircle the other bar of said pair, whereby bars 9 and 10 of each pair are adapted to slide longitudinally and are collapsible. Barriers 9 have their outer ends secured rigidly upon standards 5 and are longitudinally collapsible since rod 12 of each of said barriers passes within the sleeve 13 thereof. Barriers 8 and 9 are disposed horizontally and are secured at different altitudes upon posts 5 in vertical alinement. I provide the longitudinally collapsible rod or bar 14 supported upon the terminals of transverse arms 15, said arms 15 being secured upon and disposed above posts 5 and extending inwardly of other parts of the gate. Compression member 7 comprises the right and left handed screw-bolts shown respectively at 16 and 17 having rigid mountings of their outer ends in strips 5, and extended in directions toward each other. It also comprises the spindle 18 having an enlargement at its middle to provide a holder 19. The ends of the spindle have longitudinal recesses 20 for a seating therein of the screw bolts,- and at the terminals of the spindle are rigidly secured engaging heads 21 having a threaded connection with the screw bolts.

From the description it will be understood that strips 5 may be moved farther apart or may be moved nearer together, according to the direction of rotation of spindle 1S, and that all of the horizontal bars or barriers of the gate will be extended or will collapse to correspond with the longitudinal movement of the spindle upon bolts 16 and 17.

The device may be readily and firmly secured between two supports by rotating the spindle in a direction to spread or widen the gate, as is apparent, and it is useful for closing the space in a window, doorway or stairway, especially to prevent accidental injury to young children, and for other purposes; and by reason of the adjustable features mentioned, it may be used to close passage ways of different widths.

I provide the pair of sleeves 22 having their outer ends rigidly secured to posts or strips 5 for the seating therein of the recessed ends of spindle l8. Sleeves 22 operate as reinforcing members to maintain a horizontal alinement of the spindle with the screw-bolts, and prevent sagging or bowing of the parts, also to prevent the greased or oiled screw bolt from being exposed, and to provide an ornamental or finished appearance of the compression member.

It will be noted that when the device is mounted between the supports, the upper- Inost bar 14 is disposed inwardly of all other parts of the gate, this being for the purpose of providing an effective obstruction, and particularly to prevent children from climbing over the gate.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

A gate for the purposes described, comprising side posts, a plurality of horizontal gate bars arranged in pairs and disposed in vertical alinelnent, the bars of each pair having their outer ends secured to the side posts, their inner ends being slidably connected; a

longitudinally adjustable spindle disposed between and having connected bearings upon the side posts; and a longitudinally collapsible obstruction-member supported upon said posts and disposed substantially parallel above and out of vertical aline nent with said gate bars.

In testimony whereof I have aifiXed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. MILLER.

itnesses 1 HIRAM A. STURGES, GEORGE V. CovELL. 

